what were the albums/musicians that shaped my taste in music? let's try to find out
organized chronologically - i will be reflecting on each of these in the future
the clash - london calling (1979)
madness - one step beyond (1979)
talking heads - speaking in tongues (1983)
lloyd cole and the commotions - rattlesnakes (1984)
u2 - the unforgettable fire (1984)
the pogues- rum sodomy & the lash (1985)
billy bragg - talking with the taxman about poetry (1986)
the housemartins - london 0 hull 4 (1986)
the woodentops - giant (1986)
hothouse flowers - people (1988)
the b-52's - cosmic thing (1989)
r.e.m. - automatic for the people (1992)
toad the wet sprocket - dulcinea (1994)
billy bragg & wilco - mermaid avenue (1998)
aimee mann - bachelor no. 2 (or, the last remains of the dodo) (2000)
the shins - chutes too narrow (2003)
arcade fire - funeral (2004)
the national - alligator (2005)
josh ritter - the animal years (2006)
rilo kiley - under the blacklight (2007)
feist - the reminder (2008)
elbow - the seldom seen kid (2008)
stornoway - beachcomber's windowsill (2010)
frank turner - england keep my bones (2011)
blind pilot - we are the tide (2011)
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